Composer James Horner cites creative differences with the studio as the reason for not scoring The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, The Amazing Spider-Man was a solid hit in 2012. But the follow-up failed to rake in as many greens as Sony was hoping for, which puts the franchise’s future in jeopardy.

Sharing some of the behind-the-scenes drama in an interview posted on his own website, composer of the first movie James Horner says he didn’t like the direction the story was taking.

(Beware of spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man 2!)

“To me, the whole thing about doing the [first] movie was I liked the director and there as a chance to write something for the two lead characters,” Horner says. “And then she dies in the next movie.”

He opted not to return at all, very frankly stating, “the next movie ended up being so terrible, I didn’t want to do it. It was just dreadful.”

Further, Horner offers some criticism of Sony, saying that the studio barreled over director Marc Webb when creating the first movie.

“He was very inexperienced, and he and I have a very good relationship,” Horner recalls. “[But] the producers had their own opinion. And they didn’t want his input. And then Sony had their own, they just wanted action.”

Luckily the talented composer has quite a few other projects coming up, including James Cameron’s Avatar sequels.

The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is scheduled for 2018, and is set to star Andrew Garfield and Dane DeHaan.